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classification and cell division review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 2hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The science of naming and classifying organisms is called
a)
taxonomy
b)
generalization
c)

biology

d)
life science
2.

What is the broadest level of classification out of these options?

a)

Kingdom

b)

Species

c)

Genus

d)

Phylum

3.

What level comes immediately after "order" in the classification levels?

a)

Family

b)

Genus

c)

Phylum

d)

Class

4.
What levels are used to create a scientific name?
a)
genus and species
b)
kingdom and phylum
c)
class and order
d)
class and family
5.

What is the proper way to write a scientific name?

a)

capitalize the first letter of the genus but not the species and underline or italicize the entire name

b)

capital letters for all letters and underline or italicize the name

c)

capital letters for the first letter of the genus and species and underline or italicize the entire name

d)

lower case letters for all letters and underline or italicize the entire name

6.

Why is classification necessary?

a)

to organize all the organisms that live on earth

b)

it is something for scientists to do

c)

we don't classify organisms because it is too much work

7.

Under what Kingdom would you find humans?

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Fungi

d)

Protista

8.

Giving living organisms a two-part name is called?

a)

Taxonomy

b)

Binomial Nomenclature

c)

Classification

d)

Kingdom Phylum

9.

Which is the process of grouping things based on their similarities?

a)

Taxonomy

b)

Scientific Sortation

c)

Classification

d)

Groupology

10.

Organisms in the Kingdom Animalia are mostly unicellular Eukaryotes.

a)

True

b)

False

11.
Who developed the binomial system of classifying organisms?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Carolus Linnaeus
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
George W. Bush
12.
An organism made up of more than one, often different, cells.
a)
autotrophic
b)
unicellular
c)
heterotrophic
d)
multicellular
13.

The class which humans belong to is

a)

mammal

b)

school

c)

family

d)

animal

14.
What is the most specific level of classification?
a)
Family
b)
Domain
c)
Species
d)
Carolus Linnaeus
15.

What is the basic unit of life?

a)

cell

b)

organisim

c)

kingdom

d)

species

16.

This is largest division of living things and is based on cell structure. It includes: Eukarya, Archea, Bacteria.

a)

Classification

b)

Domain

c)

Phylogeny

d)

Scientific name

17.

What are the 8 levels of classification of living things from most general to most specific?

a)

domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

b)

kingdom, domain, phylum, class, order, family, genius, species

c)

domain, kingdom, phamily, class, order, family, genus, species

d)

domain, king, phillip, class, order, family, genus, species

18.

Group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce.

a)

Phylum

b)

Genus

c)

Species

d)

Domain

19.

Water is

a)

Living

b)

Non-Living

20.

Bacteria are

a)

unicellular

b)

multicellular

21.

a category of classification below a phylum

a)

Kingdon

b)

Domain

c)

Phylum

d)

Class

22.

the largest division used to classify living things

a)

Class

b)

Domain

c)

Genus

d)

Species

23.

a large category of classification. Animal, plant and fungus are examples

a)

Genus

b)

Kingdom

c)

Family

d)

Phylum

24.

What is the correct definition of a haploid cell?

a)

A cell that only has a single set of chromosomes. (23 = n)

b)

A cell that has 2 sets of chromosomes (46 = 2n)

25.
What scientific process is being shown?
a)
Mixing
b)
Crossing under
c)
Crossing over
d)
square dancing
26.

During which of the following stages are the chromosomes aligned at the midpoint of the nuclei?

a)

metaphase

b)

anaphase

c)

telophase

d)

prophase

27.
Name the phase:
a)
Anaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Prophase
28.
The structure labeled B in the figure below is called the _____.
a)
Centromere
b)
Centrioles
c)
Sister Chromatids
d)
Spindles
29.

What is the end product of meiosis?

a)

4 haploid cells.

b)

2 diploid cells.

c)

2 haploid cells.

d)

4 diploid cells.

30.

How is DNA organized inside the Nucleus?

a)

Chromosomes

b)

Base pairs

c)

Segments

d)

Plasmids

31.
Structure (b) is a ____.
a)
chromosome
b)
chromatid
c)
centromere
32.
Structure (c) is a ____.
a)
chromosome
b)
chromatid
c)
centromere
33.

During what stage of the cell cycle do organelles get duplicated?

a)

interphase

b)

prophase

c)

telophase

d)

cytokinesis

34.

What is the next phase of mitosis?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

35.

What process results in the division of 1 cell into 2 identical daughter cells?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

G1

d)

Cross-Over

36.

What is the correct order of the stages of Mitosis?

a)

Telophase, Anaphase, Metaphase, Prophase

b)

Prophase, Telophase, Metaphase, Anaphase.

c)

Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase.

d)

Anaphase, Metaphase, Prophase, Telophase.

37.
Name the phase:
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
38.

What is the final stage of meiosis?

a)

telophase I

b)

anaphase II

c)

Metaphase I

d)

telophase II

39.

What is the normal number of chromosomes in a normal (diploid) cell?

a)

46 (23 x 2)

b)

23 (23 x 1)

c)

92 (23 x 4)

d)

92 (46 x 2)

40.

What is the name for the event that results in the division of the cell body (cytoplasm) into 2 daughter bodies.

a)

Telophase

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

Mitosis

d)

Cross Over

41.
Which of the following happens when a cell divides?
a)
The cell's volume increases.
b)
It becomes more difficult for the cell to get ride of wastes.
c)
Each daughter cell receives it own copy of the parent cell's DNA.
d)
It becomes more difficult for the cell to get enough oxygen and nutrients.
42.
When you start with 1 cell, at the end of mitosis, how many identical cells will you have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
43.
When a cell is not actively dividing, it is in what phase?
a)
interphase
b)
anaphase
c)
prophase
d)
telophase